The next day at Galuna Island.
Erza and the others were having breakfast that is kindly prepared by the villagers as they are planning to find clues about why the moon is violet and what caused the light that Lucy two nights ago.
"what do you think we need to do first, Erza?" asked Gray while breaking some bread and gave it to Haruka.
"first is that we go and investigate that temple" said Erza while holding a wooden glass of water "there might be something for us to find there and might be connected with the Curse on the island"
"but is it really a curse?" asked Lucy before her eyes widen in surprise when she saw Haruo choking on his break as the blonde girl quickly gives him water to drink it down.
"we might need more information on that" replied Erza as she sets down her glass beside Kiara who is licking a saucer of milk. "I don't think that this is likely a curse"
"by the way, have we gotten anything on Mira? She was supposed to come to the island to pick the twins up, right?" said Gray before they heard the sound of a herd of bulls charging coming from the door.
The door to the hut was soon slammed open by Mira who had a tired and frantic look.
"i! made it!" exclaimed Mira as there were some villagers behind and just looks at her confused.
"speak of the devil" thought Erza and the others in unison as Mira came right upon word.
"you two are in big trouble when we get back!" exclaimed Mira while pointing at the twins who hides behind Gray and Lucy. Mira was about to scold the twins for leaving and hitchhiking on a dangerous mission when Moka tapped her shoulder a few times, gaining her attention.
"excuse me" said Moka while holding a communication lacrima orb in his demonic hand "there is someone on the communication lacrima who are contacting you all"
"for us?" said Erza as she stood up and went to take the communication lacrima that activates itself. A few moments later, Elfman appeared on the communication lacrima, the large bulked man covered in bandages and both his arms are casted and slinged.
"Elfman!? What happened to you?!" exclaimed Mira, seeing her little brother all beaten up badly.
"nee-chan" said Elfman in tears as he was shaking in fear.
"what's wrong?" asked Erza seeing how shaken the man is.
"I'll take it from here, Elfman. You just go and sit down" said Cana as she came in the picture while pushing away Elfman
"Cana? What happened to Elfman?" Erza asked to her
"to cut things short, Natsu found out and he is on his way to Galuna Island as we speak" said Cana as it took Mira's mind a few seconds to process before she screamed.
"what?! are you kidding me!?" exclaimed Mira in shock
"he kinda went all out and making us talk to where you guys went and when he finds out that Haruka and Haruo hitchhiked on the ride for the S-Class Mission…." Said Cana while scratching her chin with an awkward smile "let's just say that he wasn't actually happy. Not one bit"
"that ain't good! Is he really on his way here now!?" exclaimed Mira while shaking in fear.
"yeah" said Cana before she showed a piece of paper that says 'stay there or I will hunt you down' to Mira "he is practically preparing punishment for you and Erza"
"why me too?!" said Erza in surprise.
"Natsu said that you are at fault because you always bring so much luggage and that gives the twins the chance to hitchhiked on the journey" said Cana as Erza's jaw dropped to realize that she gave a red carpet for Haruka and Haruo to sneak inside her luggage in the first place.
"I think she realized that she always brings too much things" whispered Gray to Lucy who nodded two times.
"so…uhhh, see ya guys back at the guild!" said Cana before the communication lacrima turns off
"what do we do?!" exclaimed Erza and Mira in a panicking voice as the two are in dead heat when Natsu arrives.
"hey Mira! You explain to Natsu that you are to blame!" exclaimed Erza to Mira.
"why me?!" retorted Mira before Erza pointed a finger at her.
"you're the one who always checks on the twins at the guild, right!? You tell him and ask for his forgiveness!" stated Erza, pointing out to Mira that she is at fault.
"you do it yourself!" Mira barked back and pointed a finger at Erza "you heard it yourself, didn't you?! You carry too much things and that is how Haruka and Haruo can slip in and out so easy!"
The two went back and forth as they were in an instant brawl a minute later.
"are they really that scared of Natsu?" Lucy asked Gray with a sweatdrop in seeing Erza and Mira go back and forth in yelling at each other
"you have no idea" replied Gray as the two watched Mira and Erza fight.
after some time, Erza and the others set off the village while Mira stayed at the hut with Haruka, Haruo, and Kiara as to keep an eye on the twins if they tried to follow Erza and the others.
Erza and the others set on their path to the temple as it is the first place for them to find clues on the island's curse. The temple being the place where Lucy saw the purple light coming from which means that there is some action going on there.
"that Mirajane!" said Erza in an annoyed voice with an annoyed look "does she not know the meaning of preparation!? If there are some points of time where you have no food at your request area, it is logical to bring a harpoon or a net to fish!"
"bringing a harpoon and a net to the sea is one thing" said Lucy with a sweatdrop.
"don't bring it with you at all times" added Gray as Erza brings many things with her, including things that aren't necessary.
A few minutes later, everyone stopped because they see a large giant rat behind the trees as it is wearing a maid outfit.
"what the heck?!" "IT'S A GIANT RAT!" exclaimed Lucy and Gray as to see the large rodent creature.
BANG! POW! BANG! POW! POW!
Erza stomped her boots on the giant rat's head as it was crying in tears while having multiple swollen red bulge courtesy of the scarlet knight's fist.
"I was talking, you filthy rodent!" said Erza with a glare while having a dangerous red aura.
"no mercy" said Gray and Lucy as they knew how angry Erza is when she got into a brawl with Mirajane.
After dealing with the giant rat, the team heads to the temple as they are searching for clues or anything that would lead to the villager's curse.
"look at all of this symbols" said Lucy as she sees many symbols of the moon.
"what kind of civilization built this place?" said Gray, checking out some parts of the temple.
"look for anything that might lead to a clue" said Erza as she holds a piece of rock that is part of a wall that has symbols. "any clue might be found in places we don't expect"
Everyone looks around for anything as all they could find are rubble, tree roots, and any vermins.
"hey, I think I got something" said Lucy as she is looking at a broken stone tablet. Erza and Gray hearing Lucy's words as they went to her to check on what she found, but as the two stood behind Lucy, the ground suddenly breaks away.
"waaaa!" the three screamed as they fell right into a deep hole.
Natsu is in the clouds of the sky as he is standing on top of something. The man had a stern look as he is angry that his children would leave for a dangerous mission which they were forbidden to go to.
"those two will be grounded for life" said Natsu with glowing red eyes as he crossed his arms. The clouds went pass Natsu's legs as the man just looks sternly before that stern face of his slowly softens. "but they say that a child's personality is reflected by their parents…."
Natsu reached his hand into his shirt and pulls out his necklace as the man looks at the ring in his palm. He stares at the ring before he sighs.
"if you were here….i would be more kinder in my teachings, huh?" said Natsu with a small smile.
in an underground cave of some sort. Gray fell inside first before Erza and then Lucy who crashed on top of him. Gray groaned in pain as having two people crashed on top of his body can be a pain.
"what is this place?" said Lucy while getting back up.
"an underground part of the ruins?" said Erza as she looks up to where they had fallen.
"are in an underground system of the island?" said Gray while rubbing his sore back. Everyone looks around as they find a single cave nearby.
"I can sense something coming from that cave" said Erza before squinting her eyes. "but this sensation…it feels off"
Everyone went into the cave as they walk along its tunnel passage, and the more they reach in, they felt a cold sensation coming.
"is it just me or is the place getting rather cold" said Lucy while rubbing her arms to warm them up.
"this island is on the tropical region" said Gray, not feeling bothered by the cold thanks to him being an ice mage and all. "either there is snow piled up inside the island or there is something under the island that is making the cold"
The group continued on walking as they reached to the end of the tunnel where it leads them into something rather shocking.
"t-this is?!" said Lucy in shock as everyone stood in their place to see a large giant demon encased in ice.
"D-Deliora?!" Gray exclaimed in shock. "that's impossible! Deliora! Its!"
"Deliora? I thought this thing was supposed to be sealed away in the Northern Continent?" said Erza as she looks at Gray and then to the ice encased demon.
"it supposed to be" Gray replied
Lucy looks at the giant demon encased in ice before hearing echoing footsteps coming near them.
"somebody is coming! Hide!" whispered Llucy as everyone hides behind some large rocks.
Erza took a peek and saw two figures coming, one was a short blue hair man and the other is a dog face looking guy who was top naked.
"you sure you heard the voice coming from here, Toby?" the short blue hair man asked his companion. Toby let out a dog like reply to the question
Erza and the others stayed quiet as they listened to the two stranger's conversation.
"Toby, you got exposed to the moon drip again, right? You have ears and all" said Yuka with a smile
Toby then had an angered look on him and barked "I haven't! this is just decoration, you now!"
"relax, it's just a joke, stupid" replied Yuka.
"Yuka, you' meanie" Toby exclaimed back with a dog like "OOhhhnnnn"
Erza listen to more of their conversation as she soon hears other footsteps.
"Yuka-san, Toby-san" a girl with dark pin hair in a gothic like outfit called out to the two as they turned around to look at them
"Sherry" said Yuka
"I have very tragic news" Sherry said with a sad face "Angelica has been beaten up by three people and is now in pain from their assault"
"It's a rat! Don't give it a name!" Toby yelled at her
"she is not a rat!" Sherry retorted to them
"she is a hunter of darkness and.. Love!" a kanji of love popped out as Sherry had some sparkles to it
"I can guess that whoever these guys are, they brought Deliora here" said Lucy as she looks at the three before to Deliora.
"why are they here and what do they want with Deliora?!" Gray exclaimed quietly as he clenched his fists tight.
"intruders are here and just when we're about to collect the moon's power" Sherry said while looking sad before looking to Toby and Yuka "we must find them before Reitei-sama finds out"
"what do we do, Erza?" said Lucy as the three is staying at their place and that could mean they would try to find them at their little hiding place.
"be quiet" said Erza as she grabs a little pebble and flings it to a nearby cave system as the pebble knocks on the wall creating a sound that attracted Sherry and the others.
"what was that!?" Sherry exclaimed
"it came from there!" Yuka exclaimed as he and the others run towards the noise
After the coast was clear, Erza and the others came out of their hiding spot.
"-Sigh- they're gone" said Lucy with a relief before looking at Erza and Gray. "they said something about some Reitei guy. The guy must be their leader"
"and this Moon Drip" said Erza as she cups her chin and started thinking "I heard of this spell before but I never knew what it is used for" Erza then looks at Gray who is staring right at Deliora with a vengeful face.
"Gray, explain to us on this demon" Erza asked Gray as she wanted to know everything that he knows on the sealed demon.
"Deliora is an immortal demon that was created by Zeref" Gray explained "My master, Ur sacrificed her life to seal it away using a spell called 'Iced Shell', her most powerful magic"
Gray then had a flashback of a city in ruins with him as a kid and a woman who looks like Ultear but her hair was short. Ur stood in front of Gray and did a pose with her hands as cold air bursts through the whole area, and then a flash of white clouded his vision
"I don't know who the hell told them of its sealing place but they're going to pay!'' Gray said while starting to feel anger boil up in him "for all it matters, we can't let them free Deliora" Gray squinted his eyes as he connects his hands together and leans his face on it "nothing can stop that demon"
Erza and Lucy nodded as they then sat down as well
"we will wait till nightfall when they plan to use something called 'Moon Drip'" said Erza as Lucy nodded and everyone took a seat as they awaited for night to come.
After 3 hours, it was only evening and Lucy was getting bored
"its still not night!" Lucy whined while looking bored
"be patient" Erza said while sitting on her knees "this Moon Drip must be some type of spell that needs a certain condition to activate"
Lucy sighs before she thought of an idea that made her smile.
"oh yeah!" Lucy said as she takes out a silver key that had a harp shaped design on top "Open! The gate of the Harp! Lyra!"
A woman with a harp appeared while waving to Lucy. They chatted a bit while Lyra was complaining to Lucy about how she rarely calls her
"so, can you sing us a song?" Lucy asked and Lyra gives her a thumbs up
"OK! LEAVE IT TO ME!" Lyra exclaimed excitedly as she started playing her harp
Erza and Lucy enjoyed the music Lyra was playing as they felt comforted hearing the music but to Gray he had many memories of his time with Ur resurfacing to him as he gritted his teeth to hold in the sadness of losing his master
When Lyra finished singing, Lucy and Erza heard Gray crying a bit as Lucy quickly apologize to Gray who replied that he was ok.
"let's just be quiet" Gray said as he faces away from them "what will happen if someone heard us?"
Lucy then nodded while Erza looks at Gray a bit worried.
Another 2 hours passed as Lucy, Gray and Erza was quietly sleeping, they were still sleeping before they wake up to the sensation of an earthquake rumbling the whole cave that woke the three up.
"Wha!? What is it!?" Lucy said while looking around the cave
"something is happening on the top of the temple" said Erza as she saw a purple magic circle above Delior that radiated a purple light upon the ice encased demon itself.
"Is that "Moon Drip"?" said Lucy as she looks at the purple light.
"let's go up and find the cause!" Gray exclaimed as Erza and Lucy nodded.
Everyone climbed up a tunnel as they reached to the very top of the temple in 10 minutes and when they reached the top, they find people in robes as they were chanting a weird incantation while worshiping the light that is coming from the violet moon. Erza and the others were hiding behind some stone pillars while looking at the ritual.
"Why are they trying to melt the ice?" Lucy asked Gray as they were in the bushes watching.
"I have no idea." Gray clenched his teeth as they were watching the ritual from a far.
"Look" Erza said as a man with an iron demon mask came. The mask man then started talking with Sherry and the others. Erza was watching everything and notices how Gray's eyes widen in shock
"At this rate we should be down by today..or tomorrow." Sherry said to the so called Reitei
"WHICH ONE IS IT?!" Toby shouted in annoyance to Sherry while barking.
"As long as it melts." Reitei said to them
"Sherry's little pet got a beating from some people who came to the island. I wonder if they're still around here." Yuka asked while looking around
"Intruders? If that's the case, go destroy the village on the island. I've worked too long to be bothered now." Reitei ordered them.
"No way, the villagers have nothing to do with this!" Lucy exclaimed to Gray. She then made a noise of surprise as Gray looked like he just saw a ghost.
"T-that voice...no way.." said Gray as the voice is familiar to him.
"what is wrong, Gray?" said Erza to the Ice Make Wizard.
All the sudden, a thunderstorm came out of nowhere as lightning and thunder rages everywhere.
"a thunderstorm?" said Reitei before he saw something or rather someone falling from the thunderstorm. "what?"
SLASH!
An echoing metal screech sound is heard as the temple got cut in half by a mysterious force that also caused smoke to envelope the area.
"What the-?!" Yuka exclaimed as he tried to see through the smoke.
"What was that?" Sherry asked as she looked around.
Reitei gritted his teeth as he jumped back. All ritualists were lying all over the place because of the force of the explosion sent them flying. A figure landed near within the smoke that slowly dissipates and revealed Natsu.
"Natsu?!" said Erza and the others in surprise.
Natsu stood in his place before he glanced at Reitei and his allies, all four of them looking at the salmon haired mage with wide eyes.
"seems that I have arrived at the wrong place" said Natsu as his cloak floats around from a passing breeze.
"Who are you?" Yuka asked.
"Natsu, Natsu Daimou" replied Natsu as he stood in his place while his sight is on the four.
"I take it that you're the one who beat up Sherry's pet?" asked Reitei.
"I don't know anything about some pet" replied Natsu before his whole body got encased in ice by Reitei.
"then It won't matter." Said Reitei with a smile before he sees cracks on the ice as it exploded and shatters into pieces that went flying everywhere. Reitei and the others were all surprised by what they have saw.
"He..broke out of Lyons ice!?" Yuka said in disbelief.
Natsu dusts off some ice on his shoulder before he looks at Reitei and his allies.
"you use the same ice magic as Gray." Natsu said as he noticed how the ice was similar.
"Gray?" Reitei said surprised
"LYON!" Speak of the devil, as Gray came jumping out of hiding and he slammed his hands on the ground and was sending spiked ice towards Lyon. Lyon did the same as the two attacks cancel each other out.
"you're here." Reitei takes off his mask revealing himself as Gray gritted his teeth.
"I knew it, it is you Lyon." Gray said with gritted teeth as he glares at Lyon
Lyon saw Lucy and Erza coming out of the hiding spot as well and he saw Fairy Tail's guild mark on Lucy's hand.
"Fairy Tail, Huh?" Lyon said to Gray who had cold air coming out of his palm "so, the village did seek out help" Lyon then looks to Sherry and the others "what are you standing there for? Hurry and destroy the village" Lyon ordered them as Sherry and the others nodded and then disappeared
"wait!" Lucy exclaimed to them but was too late as they were already gone
"where are Haruka and Haruo?" said Natsu to Erza
"at the village, and that's where those three are heading for!" said Erza as Natsu's eyes widen a bit.
"Natsu, go to the village with Erza and Lucy. I'll handle this" Gray said as he went into a standoff with Lyon
"are you sure, Gray?" Erza said to him as Gray nodded
Natsu looks at Gray before he closed his eyes and looks in the direction of where the village is.
"let's go" said Natsu as he jumped off the temple, Erza with Lucy following behind.
"you should've had your friends with you, Gray" said Lyon with a smirk as cold air started to come out of his right hand.
"Lyon!" exclaimed Gray as he placed both hands together, cold air seeping out of it.
The two Ice Mages stare at each other before both unleashed powerful ice magic blasts that caused an explosion of cold air everywhere.
at the village, Mira is sitting on a crate while watching over Haruka and Haruo who were playing around in a game of cards while Kiara is sleeping on a crate in a fluff ball. Mira sighs as she is waiting the whole day for Natsu to come.
She looks out the window and saw Natsu with Erza and Lucy behind getting in the village.
"Natsu is here" said Mira as she stood up from the crate and walks out of the hut with the twins and Kiara following behind.
"Natsu/ Papa!" Mira with the twins greeted them before Natsu looks at Mira with a scary glint as she squeaked a bit in fear before relaxing as she saw Natsu sighing
Lucy called out to the villagers to gather as she started explaining to them the whole situation
"They're coming here?" "Will it really be that easy? "I dunno about this.." "Are they serious?"
Mirajane snorted amusingly, "Those three will regret the day they were born." she menacingly stated with an evil grin as she cracked her knuckles. Her expression served to scare all the villagers, including the poor Celestial Spirit wizard.
"Stop scaring them, Mira." Erza ordered with a stern tone as she glared at her rival
"Anyway, leave everything to us. We'll deal with them." She spoke to the villagers.
Natsu who was being silent, heard something happening at the temple as he turns to look and saw someone falling down the temple. He squinted his eyes before he disappeared in a flash.
"What is all the ruckus here?" said Moka as he sees the crowd.
"Village chief!" a random villager exclaimed.
"Please listen. Enemy mages will attack soon." Lucy explained, causing the chief's eyes to widen.
"Enemies?!" Moka exclaimed in a shocked tone.
"They're hiding out in the ruins at the end of the forest. They're likely the people who caused you all to turn into demons." Lucy said, causing Moka to suddenly become enraged.
"I didn't ask you to do that!" Moka yelled, startling Lucy, "Why can't you just destroy the Moon!?"
"B-But we don't have to destroy the Moon anymore. We just need to catch the culprits." Lucy said, as she waved her hands around.
"He's really serious about that... " muttered Mirajane with an annoyed frown, getting a nod from Lucy.
"Well, it's what the mission says.. " Erza told her rival as she crossed her arms under her armored chest.
Mirajane shook her head and sighed at her rival's words
"The Moon..." Moka shouted, as two villagers held him back. "Please destroy the Moon!"
"Village chief! Please calm down!" "Come this way!"
"Please don't take it personally." A villager said, as Moka was dragged off. "He's been through a lot since he lost Bobo."
"Yes. We understand." Erza replied to him, knowing the feeling really well.
"OK. How do we do this?" Mirajane asked the two.
"We could wait for the three of them and then each one of us fight one." Erza suggested.
"That's actually not bad for a plan. Never thought I would hear it from you, ginger!" Mirajane grinned as she threw the jab at Erza.
Erza's eyebrows twitched in annoyance as she growled menacingly, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that you're so stupid that sometimes I think you have some scrap heap instead of a brain!"
Erza glared at Mirajane with red glowing eyes and a dark aura surrounding her.
"I-I think I might have an idea…" Lucy trailed off at the end as she waved her arms in front of her, trying to calm the two deadly women from fighting and demolishing the small village.
"Oh, what is it?" Mirajane asked with a smirk as Erza glared at her.
"Well.." Lucy began to proudly tell them how she could summon Virgo and had her dig a large hole right in front of the gates. Then, she would cover the hole with some grass and make it so it seemed like any regular foliage, so when the intruders would come and step on it, they would fell right into the hell.
As soon as she finished her 'great' plan, Mirajane and Erza shook their heads at the same time. They then 'slapped' the air as if doing a tsukkomi,
"No, no. There is no way someone could fall for such a stupid trap." they deadpanned at the same time in perfect harmony.
This caused Lucy to slump over dejectedly, "You two are so blunt…" she grumbled, with a gloomy aura.
"that's a stupid plan, Lucy-neechan" "yeah" Haruka and Haruo said as their words pierced Lucy's gloomy soul even more
"even Haruka-chan and Haruo-chan too" Lucy cried in anime tears
"Something coming this way!" shouted a demonized villager from atop his scaffolding overlooking the outside of the wall to the village.
"It's them! Open the gate!" Erza ordered as she re-quipped a sword in her hand.
"Right!" The gate to the village shook and then slowly started to open up. Mirajane's hands were surrounded by dark magic as she prepared to fight Lyon's followers. Lucy placed her hands on her Keys, waiting for them to come.
The gate rose enough to reveal Natsu who is carrying Gray by the shoulder
"Natsu?!" Erza, Mira and Lucy exclaimed in surprise as Natsu got into the village with Gray.
"he's out cold" Natsu said as he put down Gray on the ground
"Gray..." Lucy said in a concerned tone, as she looked down at the beaten ice mage.
"why are those mages aren't even here yet?" Natsu asked as he looked around for them
"Now that you mention it, they're late." Lucy told him in a confused tone, as she placed her hands on her hips. "They even left before us, where could they be?"
"they even knew where the village is from the start too" said Erza before hearing gasps from the villagers.
"Wh-What's that!?" A villager shouted, pointing into the sky.
The group looked towards the sky; to see a large figure flying towards the village. It was the rat that Erza had beat up earlier. The giant rat seems to be able to fly with its tail spinning fast like a helicopter as this made Mira's eyes widen in shock.
"that's a giant rat! And it's flying!" Mira shouted in shock "It's also carrying a huge bucket!"
"What?! Now my plan of the perfect pitfall drop is pointless!" said Lucy
"No one would ever fall for that, you know." Erza told her, as she blankly stared at the blonde with Kiara squealing while on the scarlet Knight's shoulder
On the giant rat's back, Sherry, Yuka and Toby were discussing their plans, "We took too long making the poison jelly." Sherry said with a disappointed look.
"But our timing was good. Those mages are all in the village now." Yuka said, crossing his arms behind his back.
"Unless we destroy Deliora, our wishes will never come true." Sherry said, her gaze darkening. "Only death awaits those who stand in our way."
A sudden gust of wind caused the bucket Angelica was holding to shake slightly; causing a small droplet to fall from the bucket. The droplet of jelly quickly began to descend towards the ground; directly towards Lucy.
"Jelly?" Lucy asked in a confused tone, as she held out her hand but just as the jelly could touch her, Natsu pulled her hand away for the jelly to hit the ground and melt it.
"acid" said Natsu as Lucy sighs in relief from the near experience of her hand getting melted.
"Are they planning to kill all those innocent villagers?!" Erza muttered with a growl as she glared at the large flying rat.
"Ugly." Yuka said, scowling at the villagers; he didn't know that Natsu could hear everything he was saying, "Humans become so ugly under the influence of Moon Drip. As if they're demons."
"How displeasing; it's like Deliora's children." Sherry said with a disgusted look, causing Natsu's eyebrows to twitch, "Angelica go ahead."
The giant mouse dumped the bucket of green poisonous jelly; making sure to spread it all across the village.
"How are we supposed to stop that?!" screamed Lucy.
"Get everyone to the center of the village" said Natsu as he grabbed a nearby spear and spins it around. "now!"
Erza and everyone ran to the center of the village, except for Moka who is staying by his son's grave and refuses to leave.
"I...won't leave Bobo's grave!" Moka said, as he clutched his son's grave.
Natsu grabs Moka and threw him to the Lucy and the others before he jumps up while spinning the spear. The salmon haired mage spins the spear even faster as it creates a twirling typhoon straight at the incoming jelly. The typhoon clashes with the green substance as it causes the jelly to spreads everywhere else.
After a few minutes, everyone sees that the village is gone as everything was gone.
"The village has become completely dissolved." "This is terrible!" "Is anyone hurt?!" the villagers murmured in distraught to the loss of their village.
As the steam started to fade out, a single rock grave was standing.
"Bobo's grave is still standing." Moka said in relief. But that relief was quickly replaced with shock when Toby, Yuka, and Sherry came and one of them kicked the headstone out of its placing.
"Reitei ordered us to eradicate the village and its people." said Sherry as she approached. "We wanted to show mercy by making your deaths quick and painless. But since that didn't work, we will have to resort to bloodshed."
"Fifty villagers, 5 wizards. Shouldn't take more than fifteen minutes." Said Yuka as he stood with his hands behind his back.
"Hrumph," replied the dog-like man with the two attackers.
"How dare they..." Moka breathed out, as his eyes hardened. "They destroyed Bobo's grave..." The village chief rushed forward, but was stopped by a small group of villagers. "It's unforgivable! You'll pay for what you've done!"
"Chief! You have to calm down." A villager said, as he held Moka back. "Everyone get out of here!"
"Yeah, we don't want to be sucked into this fight!" Another villager exclaimed.
"I'll fight too." Gray said as he slowly stood up. He was breathing heavily and barely had the strength to talk.
"Gray?" Lucy asked in confusion.
"Go with them" said Natsu as the spear that he once hold is broken into pieces, he now cracked his knuckles before crossing them over his chest.
"Natsu, don't underestimate me-!" Gray was cut off when Natsu's fist was buried in his stomach. "You bastard..!" Gray muttered before he fell. Luckily, Natsu caught him and gently sat him down.
"you two! Take my kids and him with you." he requested to two of the villagers who were nearby who quickly took Gray with Haruka and Haruo and followed the others.
"Why?" Lucy asked, as she was confused by Natsu's behaviour.
"It's just his way of showing compassion." Erza said with a small smile.
"Gray is in no condition to fight anyway." Added Mira while rolling her shoulders around to prepare for a fight.
Kiara squealed before climbing up Natsu's shoulder as the Pop Fox growls towards Yuka and the others
"So that's the bond between Fairy Tail's mages... " Lucy whispered in realization.
"I'll be handling this" Natsu said as he walked towards the three mages while cracking his knuckles.
"we'll leave it to you, Natsu." Erza told him as she gave him a tiny smirk which Mirajane mirrored with her own.
The pink-haired woman, Sherry then stepped forward. "We're not leaving until everyone in the village is dead." She stated. "Angelica." The giant rat, Angelica, had come to a landing right behind the three. After hearing Sherry, she yelped in what seemed like agreement. With a large shift of her weight, she jumped and back flipped in mid-air before her tail once again started to act as a rotor. She then shot forward. Sherry jumped and was caught in the grasp of the large creature.
Just as Sherry was about to fly with Angelica, Lucy jumped up and caught her leg before getting herself carried away
"I'm a Fairy Tail mage as well!" Lucy exclaimed as she started tickling the giant rat's leg as it started laughing and was falling with Lucy who just realized it "Heeelllppp meeeeee!" Lucy screamed as Mira sighed
"what an idiot" Mira said as she transforms into her Satan soul and flied to where Lucy crashed at
Erza sweat drops when Lucy fell with the giant rat before she looks back to where Natsu was
"We once belong to a Famous Guild too," said Yuka with a smirk "we won't be defeated so easily."
Natsu didn't say a word as he stood in his place while having his arms crossed.
"You must have heard of Lamia Scale, right? It is the guild where the Iron Rock Jura belongs to" said Yuka before Natsu appeared in front of him with a fist pulled back "what?!"
POW!
Yuka was sent flying as he flew in the air and crashed to the ground with a red fist mark on his face.
"ONE HIT KO?!" exclaimed Toby before he looks at Natsu who rolled his right shoulder around and then looks at the dog faced man "Ooohn, you're pretty amazing. but you won't beat me! I'm way stronger than Yuka."
Toby held up his hand as his nails suddenly elongated.
"Paralysis Claws: Mega Jellyfish!" Toby crossed his arms, and a grin spread across his face. "A secret is hidden within these Claws!"
Natsu looks at Toby before he pulled his right leg back and kicks Toby to the sky.
"oooh~!" howled Toby as he flew to the sky and a star shines to where he disappeared.
Natsu scoffed a bit before Kiara squealed and rubs her head against Natsu's cheek,
"great job, Natsu" Erza said to him as Natsu nodded
"Natsu! Erza!" Lucy's voice shouted out as she and Mira who was carrying her, flew back to the village as they told them how Lucy had defeated Sherry and Angelica with ease. Well it's more like Mira who did all the fighting.
"explain to me on the whole situation," said Natsu as he places a hand on his sheathed katana and his eyes glow red as this made Erza and Mira shudder in fear. "and I expect the whole situation"
"Lucy can tell you!" exclaimed the two S-Class mages as Erza and Mira instantly pointed at Lucy who looks at them and then pointed at herself in confusion.
the next day, Gray woke up groggily as he slowly opened his eyes. He took a glimpse at the unfamiliar roof, only to realize that he was in some kind of tent. When he sat up, he quickly grabbed his abdomen as pain spiked through it. He looked down to see that he was all bandaged up. He slowly got on his feet and exited the tent.
Outside he looked around to find he was in a sort of camp. Tents were strung up all around. He saw the people from the village walking about and working. But now instead of in their demonized forms, they walked around as most humans. Despite each of them having at least one limb demonized.
"How are you feeling?" Gray quickly turned to come face-to-face with a female villager. Gray quickly examined her to find that her left leg was blue.
"I'm…fine." He finally responded. "Where are we?"
"We're in a storage camp. The village uses it for our supplies. But due to the village being destroyed last night, we had to move everyone here."
Gray's eyes widened in surprise. "The village was destroyed?! Is everyone all right?"
The woman managed a small smile, "Yes everyone is just fine. Your friends, Miss Erza, Mirajane and Lucy, insured our safety from the attackers." Gray let out a sigh of relief.
"Speaking of your guild mates, they wished to speak to you after you woke. They are in that tent now." She finished before pointing to a large tent nearby. Gray thanked her and started to make his way over to the tent. When he entered, he found all his friends Minus Haruka and Haruo.
"Nice to see you back up, Gray." Said Erza who sat on a crate with Kiara sitting on top of her head, the little Pop Fox squealed.
"Good morning!" Lucy greeted Gray.
"What happened?" Gray finally asked.
"Nothing much. Just a bunch of idiots tried to kill the villagers. We took care of them." Mirajane explained nonchalantly.
"I see." he said before he looked around as if searching for something, "Where are Natsu and the twins?"
"Natsu is watching over the twins who are still asleep" Lucy replied as she pointed out to another tent
"Gray, I want you to explain everything to us. That includes what you know about Lyon." Said Erza to Gray who look down at the floor for a moment as he then started his explanation on his side of the story.
"I'm telling you, that guy is strong." Yuka said as he was talking with Lyon.
"He's not the only problem, Fairy Tail's Majin Mirajane is also at the village. I am unfit to speak of love, for she had dispatched me and Angelica in an instant." Sherry said as she drooped.
"...We're not stopping. We'll continue the ceremony." Lyon said as he walked towards the large slash hole on the ruins.
"So what if they are here, we'll make our stand right here. If Fairy Tail wants to fight, then let them come to us."
Lyon then reached his hand out as the large slash hole was clogged with ice
"Lyon.." Sherry said in a concerned tone.
"Toby, you stay here. I want you to resume the moon drip ritual. We'll hold them off." Said Lyon
"UNDERSTOOD!" Toby said as he saluted.
"Come, they're probably on their way here." Lyon said as he began walking off.
"Got it." Yuka said.
"As you wish, Lyon." Sherry bowed as she went down the stairs with them.
Natsu watched over Haruka and Haruo are still asleep as he hears of Gray's past with his teacher, Ur, and sibling student, Lyon.
"so, there's a demon from the Book of Zeref sealed here, huh?" Natsu said as he squinted his eyes before he covered the blanket over Haruka after it got pushed away when the little girl moved in her sleep. Natsu stood up as he placed a hand on the handle of his sword before going out and disappear into thin air.
Lucy and the others went out of their tent as they had finished listening to Gray's story of his past
"Natsu" Lucy called out to the man as she walked towards the other ten. She looks in and only saw Haruka and Haruo who were asleep. "where's Natsu?" Lucy said while looking around the tent before going out.
That's a wrap!
Bye bye
